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nym⋅pha

  [nim-fuh]
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–noun, plural -phae  [-fee] .
1. Anatomy. one of the inner labia of the vulva.
2. nymph (def. 4).
Origin:
1595–1605; < L nympha (see nymph )
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nymph   (nĭmf)   
n.  

  1. Greek & Roman Mythology Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

  2. A girl, especially a beautiful one.

  3. The larval form of certain insects, such as silverfish and grasshoppers, usually resembling the adult form but smaller and lacking fully developed wings. Also called nympha.


[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.]
nymph'al (nĭm'fəl) adj.
nym·pha   (nĭm'fə)   
n.   pl. nym·phae (-fē)

  1. See nymph.

  2. nymphae The labia minora.


[Latin, from Greek numphē.]
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nympha nym·pha (nĭm'fə)
n. pl. nym·phae (-fē)
Either of the labia minora.

nym'phal adj.

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